Bethiah Kingman

Brief Life History of Bethiah

When Bethiah Kingman was born on 23 April 1716, in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, her father, John Kingman Jr., was 52 and her mother, Bethia Newcomb, was 43. She married James Allen on 1 January 1736, in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She died in 1742, in her hometown, at the age of 26.

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Family Time Line

James Allen
1711–
Bethiah Kingman
1716–1742
Marriage: 1 January 1736
Ebenezer Allen
1737–1763
Bethiah Allen
1740–1783

Sources (7)

  • Bithia Kingman, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
  • Bethia Kingman in entry for James Allen, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910, 1921-1924"
  • Bethia Kingman in entry for James Allen, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910, 1921-1924"

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Name Meaning

English (southeastern): occupational name from Middle English king ‘king’ + man(n) ‘man’, denoting a servant of the king, a member of the king's household.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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